0 something that you say or do that shows what you think or want, usually in a way that is not direct: --
You can't take (= understand) a hint, can you? Just go away and leave me alone!
Did she give you any hints about where she was going?
[ + that ] He's dropped (= given) several hints to the boss that he'll quit if he doesn't get a promotion.
3 to say or do something that shows what you think or want, usually in a way that is not direct: --
He's hinted at the possibility of moving to Canada.
[ + (that) ] Mum's hinted (that) she might pay for my trip to Mexico.
4 a statement or action that suggests what you think or want in an indirect way: --
Other, mostly recently, efforts to explain instrument choice offer hints but also expose gaps.
However, its reach hints that here there was something more volatile at stake than the mere offending of ideas of purity and respectability.
Certainly there were hints of this in our focus group discussions.
Finally, they also provided what we will call "hints and aler ts," usually with respect to set membership or domain.
Furthermore, the conversationalists communicate through subtle indications or hints, where the message itself is buried between the lines without being explicitly expressed.
In fact lowering of prices and profits, though not significant, has shown a negative relation, hinting that such competition may decrease performance.
Monitors, as opposed to paper, allow the teacher to read over shoulders, 'push' output (offer hints to elicit improved output), and ver ify responses.
With these provisos heeded, camp can undoubtedly prove inspirational in its survivalist hints.
